Miss USA 2006
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| Miss USA 2006 | |
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| Date: | April 21, 2006 |
| Presenters: | Nancy O'Dell Drew Lachey |
| Entertainment: | East Village Opera Company |
| Venue: | 1st Mariner Arena, Baltimore, Maryland |
| Broadcaster: | NBC |
| Entrants: | 51 |
| Placements: | 15 |
| Winner: | Tara Conner |
| Represented: |  Kentucky |
| Congeniality: | Dottie Cannon |
| Photogenic: | Cristin Duren |
Miss USA 2006, the 55th Miss USA pageant, was held in Baltimore, Maryland. Fifty-one state titleholders competed for the title, culminating in a final competition and coronation ball held on April 21, 2006 in the 1st Mariner Arena.
This was the second subsequent year that the pageant was held in Baltimore.
The pageant hosts were Nancy O'Dell (who had hosted the pageant in 2004 and 2005) and Drew Lachey. For the first time there was also a commentator, a role filled by Queer Eye for the Straight Guy star Carson Kressley.
Special guest performer was the East Village Opera Company
The finals were broadcast by NBC, with 7.75 million viewers, the second-lowest viewership ever recorded.[1]
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[edit] Results
Miss USA 2006 was awarded to Tara Conner (Miss Kentucky USA). The runners-up were:
- 1st runner-up - Tamiko Nash (Miss California USA)
- 2nd runner-up - Lisa Wilson (Miss Georgia USA)
- 3rd runner-up - Stacy Offenberger (Miss Ohio USA)
- 4rd runner-up - Cristin Duren (Miss Florida USA)
The Top 10 (in alphabetical order) were Haleigh Stidham (Miss Alabama USA), Candace Allen (Miss District of Columbia USA), Leeann Tingley (Miss Rhode Island USA), Lacie Lybrand (Miss South Carolina USA), and Lauren Lanning (Miss Texas USA).
The Top 15 (in alphabetical order) were Brenna Sakas (Miss Arizona USA), Catherine Warren (Miss Illinois USA), Katee Stearns (Miss Maine USA), Lauren Scyphers (Miss Nevada USA), and Lauren Grissom (Miss Tennessee USA).
[edit] Delegates
- Further information: Category: Miss USA 2006 delegates
[edit] Pre-pageant specials
A pre-pageant special edition of Deal or No Deal aired on April 12 on NBC. It included Miss USA 2005 Chelsea Cooley and twenty-six contestants, who replaced the show's models as briefcase-holders: Haleigh Stidham (AL), Kimberly Forsyth (AR), Tamiko Nash (CA), Jeannine Phillips (CT), Ashlee Greenwell (DE), Cristin Duren (FL), Catherine Warren (IL), Bridget Bobel (IN), Tara Conner (KY), Christina Cuenca (LA), Katee Stearns (ME), Tiffany Kelly (MA), Danelle Gay (MI), Dottie Cannon, (MN), Kristi Capel (MO), Lauren Scyphers (NV), Jessica Boyington (NJ), Onawa Lacy (NM), Samantha Holvey (NC), Kimberly Krueger (ND), Tanya Lehman (PA), Leeann Tingley (RI), Lacie Lybrand (SC), Soben Huon (UT), Amber Copley (VA), Jessica Wedge (WV).
Allison Machado (OR) was the alternate.
[edit] Schedule
| Date | Time | Event | Venue |
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| April 2 | 10:00AM | Miss USA Registration and Fittings | Baltimore, Maryland |
| April 3 | 7:00PM | Movie Screening | Baltimore |
| April 4 | 7:00PM | Miss USA Welcome Dinner | Baltimore |
| April 5 | 10:00AM | USO Visit | Baltimore |
| April 6 | 2:00PM | Overnight trip to Ocean City, Maryland | |
| April 7 | 8:00AM | Tour of Cover Girl Factory | Ocean City |
| April 7 | 7:00PM | Mikimoto Sponsor Event | Baltimore |
| April 8 | 7:00PM | State Gift Auction | Baltimore |
| April 12 | 10:00AM | Tour of St. Michael's Island | Baltimore |
| April 14 | 9:00PM | Miss USA Presentation Show (Prelim Competition) | Baltimore |
| April 15 | 10:00AM | Miss USA Personality Interviews | Baltimore |
| April 15 | 7:00PM | VIP Event | Baltimore |
| April 16 | 5:00PM | Contestants release to Parents/Directors | Baltimore |
| April 17 | 5:00PM | Depart for New York City | |
| April 18 | 10:00AM | Media Events | New York City |
| April 18 | 6:00PM | Book Launch with Donald Trump | New York City |
| April 19 | 10:00AM | Media Events | New York City |
| April 19 | 1:00PM | Return to Baltimore | Baltimore |
| April 21 | 9:00AM | Miss USA Dress Rehearsal | Baltimore |
| April 21 | 9:00PM | Miss USA Competition on NBC | Baltimore |
| April 21 | 11:00PM | Miss USA 2006 Coronation Ball | Baltimore |
[edit] Judges
There were two sets of judges: one for the preliminary competition (held on April 14), and another for the final night of competition (April 21). The latter judges decided who won the Miss USA title.
[edit] Preliminary judges
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[edit] Finals judges
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[edit] References
- ^ Ratings from Nielsen Media Research, from the Los Angeles Times website
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Miss USA 2006 featured coverage on Pageant Gossip
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